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Michael Keaton Brings Back Batman and Beetlejuice on Saturday Night Live

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Michael Keaton brought back his beloved characters Batman and Beetlejuice during his Saturday Night Live appearance. But it took some prodding from the SNL cast members during the opening monologue. Keaton shot back into the spotlight last year after playing a washed-up superhero actor in Birdman. But for who grew up in the 1980s, he is still known as Batman and Beetlejuice, despite appearing in those movies more than 20 years

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Taran Killam Defends SNL ISIS Sketch. Why Saturday Night Live Star Is Proud (VIDEO)

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America is still debating whether Saturday Night Live’s recent ISIS parody went too far. Now one of the stars of the SNL sketch, Taran Killam, has weighed in. And unsurprisingly, he is defending his employer’s skit. This past week’s SNL featured a mock commercial with Killam and guest host Dakota Johnson. The video started out just like the recent Toyota ad that showed a father dropping off his daughter with

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Saturday Night Live: Sarah Silverman as Joan Rivers, ISIS, Ebola, Vitamix and more (Videos)

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To say this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live was better than last week’s season opener would be a sever understatement. Last night veteran comedian Sarah Silverman led SNL to a consistently entertaining, funny and smart show. Let’s hope the show can maintain the rest of the season. The cold open for SNL’s second episode of its historic 40th season was decidedly more political — and decidedly better executed —

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Sarah Silverman claims she (not Tina Fey) played Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live (Video)

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After leaving the Saturday Night Live writers room 20 years ago, Sarah Silverman returns this week to host the iconic sketch show with musical guest Maroon 5. Silverman is joined by SNL veteran Taran Killam in this week’s NBC promos for the show, wherein Silverman reveals a new character, claims she’s the one that played Sarah Palin (not Tina Fey) and wrote the classic sketch The Ambiguously Gay Duo and more!

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Saturday Night Live’s season 40 premiere was a disappointment so it can only get better, right?

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One of the most difficult forms of comedy to execute well is live sketch. I think even the most casual comedy consumers can agree on this. When you see live sketch comedy at a theater done well, it’s magical. When it’s bad, it’s not just bad– it’s excruciating to watch. And this is why I root for Saturday Night Live every year. I understand how impossible it is to deliver

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Bonnaroo announces comedy: Hannibal Buress, Craig Robinson, Sasheer Zamata and more!

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While we’re moderately excited about Elton John, Jack White, Kanye, West and the 12,000 other music acts scheduled to hit the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, we here at Laughspin are supremely excited for the stellar comedy offerings, which were just announced. In its 11th year, Bonnaroo has snagged the likes of Craig Robinson, Hannibal Buress, Saturday Night Live stars Taran Killam and Sasheer Zamata and more, to perform in

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Anna Kendrick’s SNL promos with Taran Killam are hilarious (Video)

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Anna Kendrick of Pitch Perfect fame has proven herself one of very few A-list Hollywood actresses who have a great sense of humor. A cursory glance at Kendrick’s Twitter account helps prove it. So, despite the fact we’re still basking in the glory of Louis C.K. and his performances on SNL last weekend, we’re stoked to see Kendrick this Saturday where she’ll host the iconic show for the first time

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John Goodman, Taran Killam shout Christmas carols in SNL promos (Video)

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John Goodman returns to host Saturday Night Live for the 13th time this week! Taran Killam asks in the new promo video how long it’s been since he’s hosted. “I’m bad with numbers, but I think 150 years ago,” the Inside Llewyn Davis actor remembers. The musical guest? “Mozart.” The duo do their own musical number in light of the holiday season. Check it out below! Sign up to get

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Miley Cyrus plays Michele Bachmann in government shutdown music video

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When Miley Cyrus released her bizarre video for “We Can’t Stop” earlier this year, rational human beings would never have thought it would be mashed up with something as political as a government shutdown. But it has– and to great effect. During last night’s Saturday Night Live, NBC aired “We Did Stop,” featuring Cyrus as insane Tea Party Republican Michele Bachmann and Taran Killam as Speaker of the House John

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Melissa McCarthy’s monologue on Saturday Night Live was stellar (Video)

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For her second time hosting Saturday Night Live, movie and television comedy force Melissa McCarthy abandoned the typical joke slinging and instead relied on her impossibly lovable personality, exploiting her everywoman charm to great effect. With a little help from SNL castmember Taran Kilam, the duo produced a wholly funny and satisfying intro last night’s show. Check it out! Be sure to subscribe to the weekly Laughspin Podcast on iTunes

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Melissa McCarthy returns to Saturday Night Live this weekend, so let’s watch the teasers (Video)

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Emmy-award winning star of television (CBS series Mike & Molly) and film (Bridesmaids, Identity Theft) Melissa McCarthy returns to Saturday Night Live this weekend to host with musical guest Phoenix. McCarthy first hosted in October of 2011, and did a stellar job with what the writers gave her– which wasn’t much. Here’s hoping the team at SNL challenge the talented actress more this time around. Until Saturday, let’s peep the

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Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock’s upcoming buddy cop comedy looks hilarious (Trailer)

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It’s been six months since it was announced that Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy would co-star in a buddy cop flick. In the world of movies, that’s not a long time. So, we were surprised to see that the movie’s first trailer was uploaded just moments ago. Arriving in theaters April 5, The Heat centers around straight-laced but not well-loved FBI agent Katerina James (Bullock) and the rough and tumble

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Barely there Lindsay Lohan flops in an otherwise standard Saturday Night Live

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Last night’s Saturday Night Live was one of the most anticipated of the current season, seeing as constantly embattled actress Lindsay Lohan was returning as its host for her fourth time and after a six-year absence. So, how did she do? Well, she looks relatively healthy and maybe clean and sober. But, as a whole, she seemed pretty underwhelmed to be there, regularly running through her lines with little to

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